The Devil in Rome

by Rachel Mastrogiacomo

168 pages, Paperback

Published December 3, 2025

Reviews

[Anthony Clements · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Devil in Rome's power comes from the author’s voice and emotional urgency. For readers seeking verifiable claims, the narrative largely relies on assertion, impression, and inference instead of documentary support. It is an accusatory narrative that doesn’t anchor its strongest claims in corroboration but asks the reader to choose how to weigh lived testimony against standard evidentiary practices. This affects reputations and institutions, so readers and reviewers should note the difference between moving testimony and independently verifiable claim! I was hoping this book offers more evidence based citing and not just another subjective based story.

[Bella · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is terrible what happened to this author when she was in her mid twenties in the hands of her priest friend. However, her allegations against all the prelates in the Catholic church are not based on any official reports. Allegations this serious should always be thoroughly investigated for credibility. The church is not perfect and needs reforms but the only way for this to occur is through supported evidence of wrong doing in order to implement changes and resolutions to problems within the church. Her book presents charges against the hierarchy but appears to be one sided without corroborated facts.

[Timothy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book tells of the author's experience when she was 24 with a priest who duped her into committing immoral acts. He abused her trust. What was not objective is the allegations she made because of her experience with this priest. She made serious claims that the catholic church is fostering something dark within its structure. However, there were no corroborations via official investigations for her claims. The book gave no evidence as proof.